INDIAN ART AND CULTURE (TOPIC COVERED: UNESCO) by Rahul Sengar Sir Unesco Representative List of India’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Vedic Chanting of India Vedic Chanting of India Jaggadala (Bengal) probably established by King Ramapala of Pala dynasty Centre of learning for the Vajrayana sect of Buddhism, in Bengal. Many scholars took shelter here after Nalanda and Vikramshila declined, Valabhi (Gujrat) | Supported by the grants of rulers of Maitraka Dynasty of Gujarat.centre of learning for the Hinayana Buddhism. Ramlila Traditional Performance of Ramayana Nowruz Beginning of Persian calendar usually 21" march or +- 1 day Buddhist Ladakh, J&K chanting recitation of sacred Buddhist texts in the trans-Himalayan Ladakh Ramman Garhwal Himalayas religious festival and ritual theatre (UK) Kalbeli Rajasthan Folk songs and dances once professional snake handlers. Today, women as serpent dancing on mens been Nalanda (Bihar) | Probably established by Kumargupta. All three Buddhist doctrines were taught here but Mahayana Buddhist teachings Subjects like Vedas, fine arts, grammar, philosophy, logic, Chhaudance | Orissa, Jharkhand, WB medicine etc were also taught Episodes rom epics including here, Famous scholars; Nagarjuna Mahabharata Ramayana (Madhyarnika Shunyavad) and performed on Chaitra Parva origin Aryabhatta the astronomer traced to martial practices Takshashila | itis said that Chanakya composed Perforaadat nish ee (Pakistan) the Arthashastra at this place. Both a Buddhist and Hindu theologies were mohuri and shehnai Budahistand Hind theologies wt - fught here, Famous teachers an Kutiyattam Kerala students; Chanakya, Charaka, Panini, Sanskrit Theatre divaka, Prasenaiit et. Mudiyettu Kerala Kancheepuram | Acentre oflearning for Hinduism, Mythological tale of a battle Jainism and Buddhism from 1° between goddess Kali & demon century AD and achieved great name Datika under the rule of Pallavas. Sankirtana Manipur Manyakheta | Itrose to prominence under the Frc, eumming ane (Malkhed, Rashtrakuta rule. Scholars of Jainism, dah ritual of Manipur Karnataka) Buddhism and Hinduism studied , om ah hae harman of Dra choo Utensils Punjab Traditional brass and copper a eee ea Pushpagiri Established by Kalinga kings around Vihara and 3° century AD near the Udayagiri Famous Universities of India Lalitagir hills. It was mainly a Buddhist ‘Odantapuri | Patronage of Pala dynasty KINg (odisha) learning centre. (iher Gopala | It was a Buddhist Sharada Peeth Important place for the Sanskrit Irahowara destroyed by Bakar (Pakistan- scholars and many important texts Kil occupied were written here. It also has a Vikramshila | Established by King Dharampala Kash Sharda Devitemple (Bihar) of Pala yy. Te Vora Nagarjuna (Andhra Pradesh) and it was a major Sect flourished here and Tantric konda Buddhist centre with scholars from teachings were taught. Other subjects like logic, Vedas, astronomy, urban development, law, grammar, philosophy, ete were also taught. Sri Lanka, China, ete coming for higher-education. It was named after Nagarjuna, a south Indian scholar of Mahayana Buddhism,